coastal marshes
Tidal wetland ecosystems
Coastal marshes are wetlands along shorelines where tides bring saltwater or brackish water into low-lying areas dominated by grasses, sedges, and other salt-tolerant plants.
They serve as nurseries for fish and shellfish, buffer coastlines from storms, and filter pollutants.
The coastal marshes of Louisiana are disappearing at an alarming rate.
- cordgrassSalt-tolerant marsh vegetation
- saltwortHalophyte of shorelines
- mangrovesSalt-water coastal trees
- flood mitigationReducing overflow damage risk
- spartinaSalt-tolerant marsh grass
tidal flats · mud flat · fiddler crab · estuaries · brackish water · tidal creek · barrier islands · coastal erosion · sea lavender · herons · glasswort · wetlands · egrets · bird sanctuary · peat · coastal development · mudskipper · cattails
- coastscliffs, shoreline, sandy shore, coves, bays
- habitatsforest, ocean, lake, river, pond
- wetlandsswamp, swamps, marshes, marshland, marshlands
- Coastal Preservessea turtle nesting, mangrove forests, seagrass beds, habitat protection, conservation area
- Gulf CoastGulf of Mexico, Gulfport, Gulf beaches, Gulf Stream, Alabama
- Lowland landscapespolders, dikes, dykes, canals, flatlands
coastal marshesmountain peaks
Highest elevations of ranges
mountain ranges · mountain ridges · high desert · continental divides · cliff faces